Life with Mikey Page #4

Synopsis: Michael Chapman was once a child TV star. But when he grew up, he couldn't get work. So he and his brother, Ed start their own talent agency that specializes in child acts. They can't seem to find the next big thing and they have to deal with another agency who's not above bribery to get the kids to sign with them. One day Michael meets a girl named Angie and she's a real spitfire. Michael thinks she could be what they are looking for. Problem is that she has a big chip on her shoulder.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director(s): James Lapine
Production: Buena Vista
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
PG
Year:
1993
91 min
246 Views


SIXTH!

AAAH!

YEE-OWW!

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

I DIDN'T TAKE ANYTHING!

[Woman]

I SAW YOU!

HOLD STILL!

[Woman]

WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?

IF YOU DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING,

WHAT IS THIS?

SOMEBODY GET A COP!

[Girl Crying]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

IT'S JUST... IT'LL BE CHRISTMAS

SOON. AND NOW THAT MOM'S GONE,

IT'S JUST ME AND DAD

AND LITTLE JIMMY.

HOW SAD.

AND...

[Sobbing]

DON'T CRY, HONEY.

YOU SEE, LITTLE JIMMY WANTS

A BATMAN DOLL FOR CHRISTMAS

BECAUSE HE LOVES BATMAN.

EXCEPT HE DIDN'T LIKE THE SECOND

MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE FIRST,

BUT HE STILL WANTS ONE.

BUT MY DAD CAN'T AFFORD

TO BUY ANY PRESENTS...

BECAUSE HE'S BEEN OUT OF WORK

EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

WHAT ACCIDENT?

A BUS HIT HIM ON

MADISON AVENUE.

OH.

HE'S WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE

BECAUSE HE'S BEEN A MESSENGER

EVER SINCE THE STRIKE.

WHAT STRIKE?

THE AIR TRAFFIC:

CONTROLLER'S STRIKE.

HE'S BEEN SO DEPRESSED.

SOMETIMES HE JUST SITS HOME,

STARING OUT THE WINDOW

LANDING IMAGINARY PLANES.

SO I WANTED TO TRY AND

BUY JIMMY HIS BATMAN,

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY

BECAUSE I'M A CHILD.

SO I TRIED TO STEAL IT,

WHICH IS WRONG:

AND BAD AND TERRIBLE.

BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME.

CAROL, THIS ISN'T MY WALLET.

THAT'S MINE.

THAT'S MY WALLET.

HE'S RIGHT, HIS PICTURE'S

ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE.

SO SHE TRIED TO STEAL

YOUR WALLET TOO, RIGHT?

STEAL IT? THIS IS MY DAUGHTER.

YOUR DAUGHTER?

GIVE ME A BREAK.

HOW COULD SHE BE YOUR

DAUGHTER? YEAH!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

HOW COULD SHE BE MY DAUGHTER?

YOU EVER HEARD OF ADOPTION?

WELL, I GOT NEWS FOR YOU,

MISTER. YOUR DAUGHTER JUS TRIED TO PICKPOCKET MY HUSBAND.

YOU TAKE THAT BACK. MY LITTLE

GIRL WOULD NEVER TAKE ANYTHING

THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO HER.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, HONEY?

I'M SORRY. I'M BAD. I KNOW

IT. DADDY, I NEED HELP.

I KNOW. WE'RE TRYIN' TO GET YA

HELP. NOW, I'M SURE IF YOU...

APOLOGIZE TO THIS NICE MAN

AND GIVE HIM BACK HIS WALLET,

HE WON'T CALL THE POLICE.

CAN'T I JUST APOLOGIZE?

GIVE HIM THE WALLET,

OKAY?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.

SHOW'S OVER.

WE'RE WORKIN' IT OUT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!

GIVE HIM THE-ALL RIGHT.

OH... AH, THIS ISN' MINE, EITHER.

I'M SORRY.

LET ME HAVE THAT BACK.

WHAT COLOR WAS YOURS?

BROWN ALLIGATOR.

OH. OKAY, BROWN ALLIGATOR...

UH, IS THIS IT?

NO.

WAIT A MINUTE, ALLI... OH, BROWN

ALLIGATOR.

HEY, BINGO, A WINNER.

OKAY, LET'S GO, HONEY.

COMING, DADDY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GE BACK TO CONNECTICUT.

YOU WERE INCREDIBLE.

I MEAN... THAT WAS

AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE WON

EMMY AWARDS FOR LESS THAN THAT.

I KNOW. I DID.

LOOK, AS SOON

AS WE TURN THE CORNER,

LET GO OF MY HAND.

LISTEN, MY NAME IS

MICHAEL CHAPMAN,

I'M A CHILDREN'S TALENT AGENT.

IF YOU CAN DO IN FRONT OF A

TELEVISION CAMERA WHAT YOU JUS DID, WE COULD BE VERY WEALTHY.

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Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith, February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. more…

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